Mitra, Bejoy Krishna
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bejoy Krishna |
Surname | Mitra |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Haridas Mitra and Sudhanshu Bala Mitra, of Calcutta, Bengal, India. Graduate of The Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7823 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Column 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1560689 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | India |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Peter's Church, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of PFNTU Halifax W7823 which failed to gain height after take off and crashed on 25th January 1944 |
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
A graduate of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-01-1944 |
End Date | 25-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- target indicator dropping exercise |
Reason for Loss | Failed to gain height after takeoff and within seconds, crashed through trees and crashed just beyond, in a mass of flames. |